HOUSTON -(Dow Jones)- A small fire at LyondellBasell Industries' (LYB) refinery in Houston has not affected operations, the company said Saturday.
Lyondell had been demolishing a de-commissioned chemical unit at the 268,000 barrel-a-day refinery when an insulation fire broke out around 11:30 p.m. local time Friday, Lyondell spokesman David Harpole said. The fire was contained in the structure and did not impact operations at the refinery, Harpole said.
No injuries were reported, Harpole said. Lyondell continues to monitor the air around the site but has so far not found high concentrations of pollutants.
Lyondell's Houston refinery, located on the banks of the Houston Ship Channel, has the ability to process heavy high-sulfur crude oil into gasoline, low-sulfur diesel, heating oil, jet fuel, olefins feedstocks, aromatics, lubricants and petroleum coke.
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